- Yep.

- Good.

- We're gonna get into a rhythm-- - Good.

- A little bit.

- Alright, now eyes up!

- Yeah!

(both laugh) (funky music) - Inspired by the film, "Home Court", we asked sports leaders to tell us their stories while they put us, through increasingly difficult challenges.

Today, we're gonna meet with Jayme Kiyomura Chan, head coach at Flintridge Prep's girls' varsity basketball team.

And, who was Ashley Chea's coach in the movie "Home Court".

Let's go meet her.

So what made you want to become a coach, and what do you think you love the most about it?

- It's definitely my relationship with my girls, my players.

And I just started getting into it by coaching Japanese League when I was 16 years old.

- Uh-huh.

- Yeah, we just tend to start young there, as soon as you can drive, and started with just a, a young team.

I believe they were about six years old.

- Wow.

- It was my first team.

And so that's kind of how my journey began.

(upbeat music) So it's 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1,2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2.

- Okay.

- All the way down.

- Let's hope that I don't trip over this, already.

- You won't.

- Here we go, here we go.

Athletic stance.

(Jayme laughs) Ready.

- Good!

Right left, right, left, good!

Good!

- Crushed it, crushed it!

- And now we're gonna go lateral.

So, 1, 2, 1, 2.

Into the next box.

1, 2, 1, 2.

- My brain likes this one better.

(Jayme laughs) My brain can work on this one.

- Alright.

And now we'll just do in-out hops.

So you'll go in and out.

- Ooh.

- In, out, in, out, in, out.

You feel your heart?

- Oh, I... (Jayme laughs) Do I?

Alright.

Got a sweat worked up, a little bit.

- Oh, good.

- You talked about starting your basketball coaching career pretty young.

Your father founded Yonsei Basketball.

- Right.

- What is Yonsei Basketball, and, you know, what was his involvement, and how did that, kind of, shape you?

- Basically, he had met a Japanese family-- - Uh-huh?

- And they were going back to Japan, and so my father and Mr. Teruya made arrangements for a team to go to Japan-- - Oh, cool.

- The next year and play.

So really, that's how it all started.

- Okay, nice.

- We've been sending teams for 32 years.

- Oh, awesome.

- It was really beneficial for my own coaching career, for sure.

(upbeat music) Ready?

- Yep.

- 1, 2, 3, go!

There you go!

- Oh, we're flying, baby.

(Jayme laughs) We're flying, baby!

We're flying, baby!

We're flying, baby!

Whoo!

(Jayme laughs) - That was awesome.

- How was that?

Did we take flight?

- That was awesome, that was awesome.

(Kyle laughs) - Alright, I'm feeling winded, but I'm feeling good.

- Good.

You did great.

- It was a nice workout.

It's been a nice workout.

Um, we see your relationship with Ashley kind of evolve throughout the movie, both from you leading her on the court, but also helping her deal with things off the court.

How do you find the time and the passion to be both for your athletes?

- Yeah, so, I mean, I think my approach is, maybe, a little different than some coaches.

Some of my players might have been like, "Man, she's, like, really overbearing, like a second mom."

- Uh-huh.

- You know, and it just depends on who I'm coaching, the athlete in front of me.

So I really just try to be tuned in to what their needs are.

- When you bring your best self onto the court, I feel like that really helps the athletes bring their best self, both to the game, and just as human beings, and we saw a lot of that-- - Yeah.

- with Ashley, so that's great.

(upbeat music) - So these are called skills reaction balls, and-- - Okay.

- They're kind of like, they'll go any which way.

So they'll hit the floor, and your job is to react.

- Okay.

- And try to catch it.

- Okay.

- Alright.

- One hand, two hands, what's the?

- Really, it's up to you, like-- - However I can get it.

- However you can get it.

- I'm ready.

(Kyle grunts) - Oh, nice!

Good.

- Oh, got it.

- Good.

- Ugh!

- Oh, are you okay?

(laughs) Are you okay?

- Jayme, I thought you were my coach!

- I'm so sorry!

Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- Did it get you on the chin?

- Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I'm good.

Alright, that was fun, except for the chin music.

(quirky music) Ugh!

Ugh!

(bell dinging) Ugh!

That came in hot.

(both laugh) I would love to hear more about how that background and your identity as an Asian American woman have really shaped you as a leader.

- Yeah, so I'm half Japanese and half Mexican.

I'm married to a Chinese guy, so we're a very international family, but both my parents were born in their respective countries.

I saw them work really, really hard, and I saw them do things that they didn't necessarily want to do.

Being complacent was not an option for me.

I'm also the oldest in my family, and so there's just a lot of expectations.

So, leading came kind of naturally.

So I just think it has a lot to do with my upbringing and me just wanting to give back, because, also, I had a lot of volunteer coaches.

I was a Parks and Recs kid, I did afterschool care, you know?

And without all of those people that touched my life along the way, I, too, wouldn't be who I am, so, yeah.

- No, that's lovely.

I love that a lot.

(upbeat music) - Go ahead and put these blinders on.

- And what do these do?

- Those help you to keep your head up-- - Okay.

- So you don't look down.

- Okay.

- Hold that for you.

Looks good.

Looks great.

I like it.

This is just two ball dribbling, so we're gonna just start, you're gonna be in an athletic position, and then you're just gonna have the balls hit the ground, same time, okay?

- Okay.

- And then you're gonna get your head up.

- Okay.

- Alright.

- Alright!

So I'll start, looking down.

- Yep.

And then raise your head.

Right.

And you want it to sound like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Good, good, good, good, good!

(laughs) - Where did it go, where did it go?

- Now we'll do alternating, so it should sound, boom, boom, boom, boom, okay?

- So, like, what I was kind of doing?

(laughs) - Yeah, boom, boom.

- Oh no, alright.

- Here we go.

- Okay.

- There you go!

- Oh no.

(Jayme laughs) Oh no, oh no, oh no!

- And now we'll do crossover.

So, you gotta get your right hand forward and your left hand back, and then you're gonna switch, okay?

- Yep.

- Good, good!

- We're gonna get into a rhythm, a little bit.

Well, it was hard with two.

I'm now confident in doing, handling with just one.

- Good.

(upbeat music) - Alright.

We have reached our final challenge, and our final question for you.

I would love to know what you hope is the biggest thing that athletes take away from their time with you.

- I really just hope that they look back on their experience and think, like, "I had a great four years of high school basketball."

Because, ultimately, like I said, it's their journey that they're on.

I have a lot of girls that are moms now, and I've got to be in delivery rooms-- - Oh, cool.

- And at weddings, and those are the things that I remember.

I know a lot of coaches remember the final score, and who they played, or-- - Sure.

- You know, what the turnover was.

But, you know, honestly, I've coached in so many games, and none of them are more important than any one of my individual players.

So that's what I really hope that they take away.

- Nah, I love that so much.

- Yeah.

- Alright.

We're at our final challenge.

We've got some dots laid out, here on the court.

I'm assuming that I'm gonna be trying to make some shots, here.

- Yeah, we'll do two shots from each dot.

- Alright.

- Alright, let's do it.

- Let's do it.

Shot one, here we go.

Ah!

(buzzer sounds) Gimme one!

(bell dings) - Good!

Sun!

(buzzer sounds) (Jayme laughs) Alright, I got it this time.

(buzzer sounds) Nope, I don't, next shot!

Here we go.

- Yeah, everyone likes this one.

- Except for me!

(buzzer sounds) (Jayme laughs) Gimme that!

- Alright!

- Over the stick!

No!

- You're gonna make... (bell dings) (laughs) Alright!

- Hi Jayme, I had a great time with you.

Thank you so much for letting me hang out and shoot some hoops, but I'ma, I'ma get lost now.

- Oh, wait!

(upbeat music) - Alright.

I believe in myself!

- Put some oomph on it.

- I'll put so much oomph on it.

Okay, no!

- Oh, not bad!

- Not bad, I see it.

We're lining up.

We're lining up.

- [Jayme] Follow through.

- We're, oh, no!

(Jayme laughs) - Money!

- Ah!

Alright, well, like a, a genie in the bottle, I'm gonna go trap myself in this basketball.

- Good job today.

- Thank you, I appreciate it.

That was great.

- Thanks for having me.

- Go watch "Home Court" on the PBS app.

- Go watch it!

- It's a slam dunk!

- Check out "Home Court" on PBS!